Criminal Justice Services

Open Road provides Criminal Justice Services which are aimed at safeguarding communities and reducing offending within the community. These services work mainly with offenders, and sometimes their families, to support and assist them in addressing the issues which cause, or may cause them to offend. Volunteer workers are a crucial element of our Criminal Justice work – they are trained to provide specialist support to each service.

Substance Misuse Mentoring Service

In Southend and Thurrock Open Road works with men and women who are on community orders, prison licences and supervision. We provide one-to-one mentoring to help people move on with their lives.Read more

Appropriate Adult Service

The Essex Appropriate Adult Service operates at Essex Police custody suites in police stations across Essex, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.Read more

Essex Women's Support Service (Essex CRC)

We work with women who are on community orders, prison licenses and supervision. We support them in moving on with their lives.Read more

Cookham Wood HM YOI

Learn how our substance misuse services at HM YOI Cookham Wood, Kent helps young offenders manage their relationship with alcohol and drugs.Read more

Military Corrective Training Centre

The MCTC is operated by the Armed Forces and provides corrective training for those servicemen and women sentenced to periods of detention; it is not a prison.Read more

Latest

'S.W.E.A.T' Outreach Worker - Colchester & Chelmsford

Open Road’s ‘S.W.E.A.T’ service (Steroids, Weights, Education & Therapy) is the only one of its kind in the south of the country and as such, we are seeking a similarly impressive person to join this specialist team.

Training and Volunteer Development Co-ordinator, Medway, Kent

Our Wellness and Recovery Service in Medway helps adult clients move away from substance misuse treatment services and back into employment and education. Its focus is supporting clients as they make positive, meaningful life changes. The team are now looking for the right person to recruit, train and develop volunteers to support the service.

New funding for Women Only Workshops

Open Road has received funding for its Women Only Workshops from the Essex Community Foundation to supply welfare packs to our engaging members.

S.W.E.A.T Project volunteer counsellor

Open Road's S.W.E.A.T Project focuses on providing support to those effected by the use of steroids and IPED's (Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs) We currently have availability for qualified or part qualified counsellors to support this unique project.

What we do

Open Road is an established Drug and Alcohol Recovery support charity in Essex and Medway. Open Road provides a variety of services to support individuals on their journey to recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.

'S.W.E.A.T' Outreach Worker - Colchester & Chelmsford

New funding for Women Only Workshops

Open Road has received funding for its Women Only Workshops from the Essex Community Foundation to supply welfare packs to our engaging members.

Young People's Services

We offer young people's services from age 10 - 18 and beyond for those in looked after care. In Essex our partners are EYPDAS (Essex Young People's Drug and Alcohol Service with the Children's Society). In Medway, Kent, we work with local organisations such as Medway Action for Families and CAHMS (Children and Adolescents' Mental Health Service).